Dr. Edelstein is currently retired. Her previous position was ofAssociate Professor in the Nutrition and Dietetics Department at Simmons College. She taught both Food Science and Food service classes. Before coming to Simmons College, Dr. Edelstein has previously been in private practice and has served as a hospital Food Service Director and Chief Dietitian. She is the author of many research articles, inclusive of topics on ethics, yoga, the glycemic index, and athletic performance as well as the author or editor of books, which include: The Healthy Young Child, Wadsworth Publishing, 1995; Nutrition in Public Health, Second Edition, Jones & Bartlett Publishers, 2005; Nutrition: Rapid References for Nurses, Jones & Bartlett Publishers, 2007; Managing Food and Nutrition Services for the Hospitality, Culinary and NutritionProfessions, Jones & Bartlett Publishers, 2007; Life Cycle Nutrition: An Evidence-Based Approach, Jones & Bartlett Publishers, 2008. Education Background BS Florida State University MS Florida International University PhD University of Florida Bonnie Gerald, PhD, DTR is presently a professor at Louisiana Tech University and has written many research publications. Included in her published work is the position paper for The American Dietetic Association for which her book section is about. The article citation is: Gerald, B.L., and Perkin, J.F. (2003) Position of the American Dietetic Association: Food and water safety. Journal of the American Dietetic Association, 103(9), 1203-1218. Tamara Crutchley Bushell, PhD, is in the Molecular and Genetic Bioinformatics Facility in the department of Microbiology at the University of Alabama, Birmingham.